Effects of vitamin a on growth of vitamin A-deficient children: Field studies in Nepal

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1957-1965

  West Jr , Keith P ^a   LeClerq, Steven C ^a   Shrestha, Sharada R ^b   Wu, Lee S F ^a   Pradhan, Elizabeth K ^a   Khatry, Subarna K ^b   Katz, Joanne ^a   Adhikari, Ramesh ^c   Sommer, Alfred ^a   Pokhrel, R P ^d   Chataut, B D ^d   Calder, D ^d   Gmunder, J ^d   Humphrey, J ^d   Tielsch, J ^d   Taylor, H ^d   Pandey, M R ^d   Piet, D ^d   Canner, J ^d   Achariya, N N ^d   Mandal, D N ^d   Sakya, T R ^d   Shrestha, B B ^d   Shrestha, R K ^d   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project Sarlahi   (Nepal)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Children; Community trial; Growth; Vitamin A deficiency; Xerophthalmia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; PLACEBO; RETINAL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL AREA; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 15644367196     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.10.1957     Document Type: Article

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